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Gunmen have abducted a former governorship candidate in Imo State, Uche Nwosu.
He was kidnapped at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Eziama-Obaire in Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State.
Nwosu is a son-in-law to former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha.
The incident occured during a outing service of the victim’s mother, late Jemimah Nwosu.
It was gathered that the gunmen, who operated in an Armoured Personnel Carrier and Hilux vans, stormed the area,shot indiscriminately before taking their target away, as his security operatives watched without resisting the gun-wielding persons.
While some of Nwosu’s associates alleged that he was kidnapped, others alleged that his arrest was masterminded by the state governor, Hope Uzodinma.
But in a swift reaction, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, said that the governor had no hand in the incident.
While Emelumba could not confirm if it was an arrest or a kidnap incident, he said that it was “ridiculous” to allege that the governor had a hand in the disappearance of Nwosu.